Author: Carolyn Gard  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 While looking for a Bible verse to go with one of my devotionals, I decided I could simply look it up on the Internet. I found an appropriate...

Author: Karen Hoover For every thing there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 We had the opportunity in September to live in the mountains above Nederland in a small cabin that we have rented...

If I ever lose my hands…. I won't have to work no more, and if I ever lose my eyes…. I won't have to cry no more, and if I ever lose my legs…. I won't have to walk no more, and if I ever lose my mouth…. I won't have to...

Author: Amy Ostwald Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. 27 And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of...

Author: Anne Weiher Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unaware. Hebrews 13:2 The WISE covenant adopted by our church in 2012 says we will be welcoming, inclusive, supportive,...

Author: Rev. Pedro S. Silva II I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift     or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise     or wealth to the brilliant     or favor to...

Author: Diana Shellenberger “In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Though conflict is an...

Author: Larry Dansky Even after all this time  the sun never says to the earth, "You owe me."  Look what happens with a love like that—  it lights the whole world.   "The Sun Never Says" by Hafiz You hold open the...

Author: Tom Stiers Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:16...

Author: Chris Braudaway-Bauman Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.” Genesis 32:26 As kids and parents in our congregation are preparing for the...